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moboman
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
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 Posted - 09/01/2008 : 00:31:18
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Ok for all of you who know something about silver mines...
the obverse shows:
Banco Minero Del Peru
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PLATA PURA
999,0
1 ONZA Troy
and a serial number
thanks in advance
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jadedragon
Administrator
Canada
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Posted - 09/01/2008 : 02:50:06
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Onza = ounce
Plata = silver
Pura = pure
In 1941 the Prado Government set up Banco Minero (mining or mineral bank) as a national development bank for the mining industry. The bank financed small miners, but went well beyond simple finance and cheap credit for miners. It purchased or set up concentrators, bought ore, and got involved in importing mining equipment from the USA. Also involved in negotiating war time contracts with the Americans.
The bank has been involved in many mineral related business directly and indirectly. It went into liquidation sometime in the early 1990s.
Thanks for sharing - I've never seem one before. This 1 ounce silver bar is/was pretty much backed by the Peruvian government and is very cool in my opinion. Did you buy it?
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moboman
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
2555 Posts |
Posted - 09/01/2008 : 10:14:40
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I bought three of them and gave one to the girlfriend.
Thanks for the description legacy. The dealer there said he had never seen them either.
for the right price maybe on of the others could be someone elses  |
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wagsthadog
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
565 Posts |
Posted - 09/02/2008 : 23:01:11
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Hi all,
Awesome find. I love foreign gold/silver coins/bullion.
While you're on the topic of Peru, I recently got my hands on 22 Peruvian Soles. They are nice coins, the same size as silver Dollars, but they are only .5 fine. Still cool!
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Only when they CAN'T have it, ......THEN they'll want it.
I love Cents. If you get an UNC box, you win. If you get a regular circ. box, you win. If you get a zinc box, you don't lose....so you still win. |
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jadedragon
Administrator
Canada
3788 Posts |
Posted - 09/03/2008 : 00:12:38
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quote:
Originally posted by moboman
I bought three of them and gave one to the girlfriend.
Thanks for the description legacy. The dealer there said he had never seen them either.
for the right price maybe one of the others could be someone elses
Since I did all that research, in my VERY limited Spanish no less, how about trading your spare bar for a nice new still in the plastic 2010 Olympics Maple Leaf like this one? You must be logged in to see this link. They sell at the dealer for a premium over the regular Maple Leafs, and even more on ebay. Or if you don't like Canadian, how about a nice Mexican Onza. |
“The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.” – George Bernard Shaw.
Why Copper Bullion ~~~ Interview with Silver Bullion Producer Market Harmony
Passive Income blog |
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Anoyone ever see these?
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